Pole attachment.



L. E. WATERMAN. POLE ATTACHMENT. APPLICATION FILED APR. 11 1911.

1,000,652, Patented Aug. 15,1911.

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TINTTED STATES PATEN T OFFICE.

LEWIS IE. WATERMAN, 0F ROCKFORD, ILLINOIS, ASSIGNOR TO EMERSON-BRANTING-HAJVI COMPANY, OF ROCKFORD, ILLINOIS,

A CORPORATION OF ILLINOIS.

POLE ATTACHMENT.

Specification of Letters Patent.

Application filed April 11, 1911.

Patented Aug. 15, 1911. Serial No. 620,421.

Tb all whom "it may concern:

Be it known that I, LEWIS E. WATERMAN, a citizen of the United States,residing at Rockford, in the county of Winnebago and State of Illinois,have invented certain new and useful Improvements in Pole Attachments,of which the following is a specification.

The object of this invent-ion is to provide means for connecting thepole to a wheeled plow'or lister so that it can be adjusted laterally tothe line of draft.

In the accompanying drawings, Figure 1 is a plan view of a lister towhich I have ap plied my improvements. Fig. 2 is a partial plan View ofthe forward end of a lister beam, and my improvements in connectiontherewith. Fig. 3 is a section on dotted line a a Fig. 2. Fig. 4 is asection on dotted line b b Fig. 2.

The lister to which I have applied my improvements comprises the aXle l,supporting wheels 2, plow beam 3, rear supporting wheels 4 and seedingdevices 5. To the forward end of the plow beam 3 is connected a clevis6. A bar 7 is connected to the forward end of the plow beam by the clamp8, and a diagonally arranged section 9 of this bar is connected to theplow beam by the bolt 10. The bar 7 is cylindrical in crosssection. Apole 11 has a plate 12 bolted to it, and this plate is provided with twocurved hooks 13 separated some distance. These curved hooks 13 arefitted to the conformation of the bar 7 An eye 14 is located on the bar7 and is held in connection therewith in an adjustable manner by the setscrew 15. A cross bar 16 forming a part of the eye 14 extends in thelengthwise direction of the bar 7 and is of a length to overlie thecurved hooks 13 of the plate 12. The eye 14 being located between thecurved hooks 13 serves to prevent the lateral displacement of the polewith relation to the bar 7, but allows a vertical movement of the polearound the bar as a pivot. The cross bar 16 overlying the curved hooks13 holds the pole in engagementwith the bar 7 and by loosening the setscrew 15 the eye 14 and the cross bar connected to it can be turned freeof the curved hooks which will allow the removal of the pole, or thepole can be turned over as shown at Fig. 1, so as to bring it in linewith the plow beam.

I claim as my invention.

A pole attachment comprising a suitable support, a pole, two curvedhooks connected with the pole and adapted to engage the support, an eyeand cross bar adjustably con nected with the support, the eye locatedbetween the curved hooks and the cross bar adapted to hold the curvedhooks in contact with the support.

In testimony whereof I have hereunto set my hand in presence of twosubscribing witnesses.

LEWIS E. WATERMAN. Witnesses:

A. O. BEHEL, E. D. E. N. BEHEL.

Copies of this patent may be obtained for five cents each, by addressingthe Commissioner of Patents,

Washington, D. G.

